Blog Post #4 30/09/15
"Everybody is equal." Possibly the biggest lie ever told. Now, people are presented as equal under the eyes of the law, politics, and other forms of authority. But did you notice how the people who tell us we're equal are the same people who put themselves above us?
Everybody has a sense of what gives them value; what gives people value. Everyone's sense of value is different, but there are some things most people would agree on. Most people would agree that the following are valuable aspects in a person:
a) a high level of intelligence
b) good physical and mental health
c) independence (not being dependent on other people, money, drugs, etc.)
d) resourcefulness
e) co-operative ability
...give or take a few of those things. I might add that I believe creativity and humor gives someone value. Not everyone would agree with that. So what makes those traits valuable enough that most people agree with?
Let's tackle intelligence first. People who have even a slight understanding of how society works understand that knowledge is power. Humans need a leader. We're given the ability to reason and rebel, but those can only show when we are being controlled. People want to be lead, but they need a good leader to march them forward. People look for leader who are powerful, and with knowledge you can work your way around problems, which gives you control. Control over a situation, or a group, and control is appealing in a leader. People look for someone who knows enough to help them.
We move on to physical and mental health. We as a human race are afraid. Afraid of the unknown. We want someone who can protect us when we don't know what to do. Now if you turn around in search for a protector, are you going to pick the one with heart problems in the wheelchair or the buff military solider who already looks ready to fight? Are you gonna pick the guy in the straight jacket who's twitching or the one wearing training gear sipping a green smoothie? We are instinctively aware of who is able to protect us and are instantly attracted to them.
Independence is a little tricky. We want them to be able to support themselves without help so that they will be able to support us. We want someone who doesn't need anyone else so we can need them. Humans want to be dependent and if we have someone who can keep themselves standing, we can fall on them in hopes that they catch us.
When we look for someone who is resourceful, we're looking for our shortcut. When we're in trouble and the only way is the hard way, we want the resourceful one to come up with our easy way out. Whether it be saving money or our lives, we want to be lazy enough to find a shortcut. We are looking for someone good enough to cheat life.
The co-operative ability simply addresses the fact that we want someone who can do all of those things and somehow still make us like them. We want to have someone there who can lead us, protect us, support us and make our path easier and faster while still being likable. When you look back at everything we've valued in a person, we valued someone who, now, sounds boring. If they're able to get along with us, we might reconsider rebelling.
It hurts to think that we're not equal to each other, but we have to face the truth. Some people are worth more than others and it's almost unfair.
Yours truly,
Kat.N
Everybody has a sense of what gives them value; what gives people value. Everyone's sense of value is different, but there are some things most people would agree on. Most people would agree that the following are valuable aspects in a person:
a) a high level of intelligence
b) good physical and mental health
c) independence (not being dependent on other people, money, drugs, etc.)
d) resourcefulness
e) co-operative ability
...give or take a few of those things. I might add that I believe creativity and humor gives someone value. Not everyone would agree with that. So what makes those traits valuable enough that most people agree with?
Let's tackle intelligence first. People who have even a slight understanding of how society works understand that knowledge is power. Humans need a leader. We're given the ability to reason and rebel, but those can only show when we are being controlled. People want to be lead, but they need a good leader to march them forward. People look for leader who are powerful, and with knowledge you can work your way around problems, which gives you control. Control over a situation, or a group, and control is appealing in a leader. People look for someone who knows enough to help them.
We move on to physical and mental health. We as a human race are afraid. Afraid of the unknown. We want someone who can protect us when we don't know what to do. Now if you turn around in search for a protector, are you going to pick the one with heart problems in the wheelchair or the buff military solider who already looks ready to fight? Are you gonna pick the guy in the straight jacket who's twitching or the one wearing training gear sipping a green smoothie? We are instinctively aware of who is able to protect us and are instantly attracted to them.
Independence is a little tricky. We want them to be able to support themselves without help so that they will be able to support us. We want someone who doesn't need anyone else so we can need them. Humans want to be dependent and if we have someone who can keep themselves standing, we can fall on them in hopes that they catch us.
When we look for someone who is resourceful, we're looking for our shortcut. When we're in trouble and the only way is the hard way, we want the resourceful one to come up with our easy way out. Whether it be saving money or our lives, we want to be lazy enough to find a shortcut. We are looking for someone good enough to cheat life.
The co-operative ability simply addresses the fact that we want someone who can do all of those things and somehow still make us like them. We want to have someone there who can lead us, protect us, support us and make our path easier and faster while still being likable. When you look back at everything we've valued in a person, we valued someone who, now, sounds boring. If they're able to get along with us, we might reconsider rebelling.
It hurts to think that we're not equal to each other, but we have to face the truth. Some people are worth more than others and it's almost unfair.
Yours truly,
Kat.N